CrazyEgg - new ways to display your site statistics
CrazyEgg just entered the crowded market of Website analysis tools, despite the presence of a 800-pound gorilla in the room (Google Analytics). We’ve been using Analytics along with other tools, ranging from classic StatsCounter.com to sophisticated desktop applications like ClickTracks.com.
Considering that Analytics is free and also integrates with Google AdWords, why even bother checking another tool? The answer is simple - it’s different.
CrazyEgg is pretty light, and has two main tools - site overlay and heatmap. The first option is available in Analytics but the second one is pretty interesting. The heatmap color codes where exactly the users click on your page. Here is a quote from MicroISV on a Shoestring blog:
“Incidentally, if you’re wondering “Why does Crazyegg report different data than Analytics?”, the answer is that CrazyEgg tracks clicks on a per-coordinate basis and Analytics tracks them on a per-URL basis.”
This will give you a new angle of view on your stats.
The free version of CrazyEgg will track up to 4 pages, 5000 clicks/month. The setup is easy, so go ahead and check it in action!
P.S. These guys also have a great sense of humor.
- Sergei
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